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S. STEPHENS; I BRACKET 0R SUPPORT FOR TYPE GASES.

No. 536,239. Patented Mar. 26, 1895.

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s. STEPHENS. BRACKET 0R SUPPORT FOR. TYPE GASES. No. 536,239. i Patented Mar. 26, 1895.

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SAMUEL STEPHENS, OF SOMEEVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

BRACKET OR SUPPORT FORT YPE-C ASES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 536,239, dated March 26, 1895.

Application filed January 2, 18 94. Serial No. 495,473. (No model.)

such type case supporting brackets as are or dinariiy attached to the top of type holding cabinets, and the objects of my improvements are, first, to provide means for supporting three or more cases and a galley at once, in such manner that each of them shall be easily accessible, this being especially desirable when upper case, lower case and italics are be-- ing used on the same job, and, second, to so arrange the supporting ledges that it will be necessary to move or shift only one of the cases in order to gain full access to all the cases and the galley, said moved or shifted case remaining at substantially the same angle throughout its movement, this feature being especially important, as, should the angle be changed the type in the several compart- "ments ofthe case moved would slide around and injure each other. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation (as viewed from the right) of the right hand member of a pair of brackets, which-necessarily are made as rights and lefts. In this View the left is called the front of the bracket and the right is called the rear. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same member as viewed from the left. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through line oa-ac,

as viewed from the right in'Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top view. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of my device arranged upon a cabinet, and Fig. 6 is a similar view from the opposite side.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The main framework Ais provided onits inn er side with the ledges E, F, G, for the support of type cases, &c., 2, 3, 4. A step f is made in the ledgeF to serve as a stop to retain one of the cases in its backward position after being pushed back to the rear end of the said .lefts.

ledge F. The said framework is made also with the ledge H for supporting a galley 5 or other device as may be desired, said ledges E, F, G and H, being provided at their lower ends with suitable stops, as e, f, g and h, to prevent the cases or galley from sliding 0E.

The framework, preferably, is made of metal castings, in the form of brackets, which maybe screwed down on top of a type cabinet as indicated in Figs. 5 and 6, and these brackets are made in pairs, or as rights and The bases of these brackets are horizontal, and the various ledges E, F, G, incline upwardly from the front while the ledges H incline upwardly from the rear, and meet the ledges G. The several pairs of ledges are adapted to support cases in entire independence of one another, and in such manner that the whole or greater part of three several cases may be exposed for use at once, and a galley be placed in position (on ledges H) where there will be no excuse for interference with it by others desiring access to the cabinet, and where it will be accessible at'all times to the compositor at the cases.

The main framework A is provided on its outer side with the vertically perforated lug or ear B and the pocket containing lug or ear 0, said perforation and pocket forming supports for a copy-holder or a lamp bracket, as Q, which may be swung around into a desirable position and secured there by the set screw D. r

The bottom of the pocket in thelug O is preferably conical, as in Fig. 3, so as to force to the center of the pocket any rod or shank of copy or lamp holder that may be of smaller galley, it is obvious that I may make provision for more than that nuitlber, and still keep within the scope of my invention. I therefore do not limit my invention to the exact number of supporting ledges shown.

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A bracket or support for type cases, 850. consisting of a frame A, designed to be used in pairs, provided with three or more case supporting ledges arranged at an angle to the base of the frame, the upper and lower ledges extending from opposite ends of the frame to about midway thereof and provided with stops for preventing the cases from sliding off, and an intermediate ledge, extending about the length of the frame, forming a run for the case which is adapted to be shifted to either a front or rear position, the said intermediate ledge being provided with stops for preventing said case from sliding out of either of said positions after adjustment thereon, substantially as described.

2. A bracket or support for type cases, 850. comprising the frame A, having three or more shelf supporting ledges arranged at different heights from the base of the frame and set at an angle thereto so as to incline upwardly from the front of the frame, and having a ledge extending from the upper end of the lower ledge of the three downwardly to the rear of the frame, substantially as described.

3. A bracket or support for type cases, 80c, comprising the pair of frames A, each frame having three or more shelf-supporting; ledges arranged at dilferent heights from the base of the frame and set at an angle thereto so as to incline upwardly from the front of the frame, and another ledge extending from the upper end of the lower ledge of the ledges first named downwardly to the rear of the frame, and stops at the lowermost edges of said several ledges, substantially as described.

4. A bracket or support for type cases, 85c. comprising the pair of frames A, each frame having three or more shelf-supporting ledges arranged at difierent heights from the base of the frame and set at an angle thereto so as to incline upwardly from the front of the frame, and another ledge extending from the upper end of the lower ledge of the ledges first named downwardly to the rear of the frame, steps f interposed in the intermediateledges, and stops at the lowermost edges of said several ledges, substantially as described.

SAMUEL STEPHENS.

Witnesses:

HENRY II. CUMMINGS, J. HENDERSON ALLSTON. 

